Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer: How Infusion Days Run and What the Team Monitors
Immunotherapy for lung cancer usually means a checkpoint inhibitor given by vein in an outpatient infusion unit, typically every 2–6 weeks for up to…
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Acibadem Health Blog
1,889 plain-language articles across 61 topics, symptoms explained, nutrition, lab results, medical technology and everyday wellbeing, written by Dr. Şule Eren, published daily by the group behind 45 hospitals and clinics in Türkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia, Netherlands and North Macedonia. For clinical guidance on a condition or procedure, see the Patient Guides.
What a Shoulder Prosthesis Can Restore: Realistic Movement, Strength and Overhead Reach
A shoulder prosthesis usually restores pain-free everyday movement rather than a completely normal shoulder. Most people regain the ability to dress, wash, drive and…
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Diaphragmatic Breathing: The Skill Hiding Under Every Calm Person
Diaphragmatic breathing is slow, deep breathing that uses the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs, so the belly rises more than the chest.…
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How Is Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis Chosen for a Child? What the Pediatric Team Weighs
For a child, the choice between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis rests on age and body size, whether the abdomen can safely hold dialysis fluid,…
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How Bruxism Is Diagnosed: Tooth Wear Patterns, Jaw Checks and Sleep History
Bruxism is usually diagnosed by a dentist from three strands of evidence gathered together: the pattern of wear, chips or cracks on the teeth;…
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Hematoma After Surgery: How It Differs From a Bruise and When It Is Urgent
A hematoma after surgery is a collection of blood that pools under the skin or deeper in the surgical site, forming a firm, often…
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Lung Abscess Treatment: What Is Normal During Recovery and When to Call Your Doctor
During lung abscess recovery, a lingering cough, foul-tasting sputum that gradually lessens, tiredness and mild chest soreness are usually expected for several weeks while…
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Recovery After Microsurgery: Circulation Checks, Splints and How Sensation Returns Slowly
Microsurgery recovery unfolds in stages. For the first few days, nurses check the repaired tissue's color, warmth and blood flow around the clock because…
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Strep Throat Symptoms: How It Differs From a Regular Sore Throat
Strep throat usually starts suddenly, with severe pain on swallowing, fever, red or swollen tonsils that may show white patches, and tender lymph nodes…
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When a Bone Marrow Transplant Is Considered for Marrow Failure and How Donors Are Matched
A bone marrow transplant is usually considered for marrow failure, most often severe aplastic anemia or an inherited failure syndrome, when blood counts are…
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Preparing Your Child for Orchiopexy: Fasting, Anesthesia Assessment and Calming Worries
Preparing a child for orchiopexy, the operation that moves an undescended testicle into the scrotum and secures it there, involves three things: a pre-operative…
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MRI vs CT Scan: How Doctors Choose Between Them
Doctors generally choose a CT scan when speed matters, suspected bleeding, fractures, lung problems, or trauma, because it takes minutes and is available around…
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No-Shave vs Shaved Hair Transplant: What Keeping Your Length Changes in the Operating Room
A no-shave hair transplant keeps most of your hair at its existing length, while a shaved transplant trims the donor area, and often the…
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Tummy Tuck vs Liposuction: Which Addresses What: a Calm Decision Guide
Liposuction removes localized pockets of fat beneath the skin but does not tighten loose skin or repair separated abdominal muscles. A tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)…
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Neck Stretches: Releasing the Weight of a Screen-Heavy Day
Gentle neck stretches, chin tucks, ear-to-shoulder tilts, slow rotations, and the levator scapulae stretch, can ease the muscle tightness that builds over long screen…
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Getting a Second Opinion Before Spine Surgery: Reading the Plan and the Questions to Ask
A second opinion before spine surgery is a routine, reasonable step for any planned (non-emergency) operation such as a discectomy, decompression, or fusion. Bring…
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Keloid Scars: What Flattens Them and What Does Not
Keloid scars rarely flatten on their own, and no home remedy has been shown to shrink one reliably. Silicone sheets or gel and steady…
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IUD Insertion Pain: Why the Guidance Changed and What Pain Relief You Can Ask For
IUD insertion pain ranges from mild cramping to severe, and updated US guidance now tells clinicians to counsel every patient about it and to…
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